Eddie Van Halen's Son Joins Van Halen

Van Halen has officially hired 15-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen -- the son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen and estranged wife Valerie Bertinelli, and nephew of drummer Alex Van Halen -- as the new bassist for the band, according to TMZ.com.
Wolfgang replaces longtime bassist Michael Anthony, who left the band earlier this year. Van Halen spokesperson Janie Liszewski tells TMZ.com that Wolfgang, known as "Wolfie," has already joined his dad and uncle for rehearsals in the studio.
Wolfie played dates with his father during the band's 2004 tour, and the song "316" on 1991's "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" was named for Wolfie's birth date that same year.
The band is still without a lead singer, despite rumors that David Lee Roth might rejoin.

A little while ago i heard Eddie say that he had a son that was a better bass player than Anthony was,he is probably pretty good,he has had access to equipment and studio his whole life along with a pretty damn good teacher living in his house

rockergurl09 wrote:
^yeah. Goes to show how simple the bass lines are in Van Halen. Either that or the kid's really good.

you are dumb... yeah most of the van halen bass lines are simple but that kid is freaking awesome. eddie says he is better than himself. (wolfgang plays guitar mainly). i bet you anything he would tear you ass up...

It sort of adds a whole new dimension to spoiling your kids. Or, it could be nephatism (which I may have spelt wrong). Or he could just be awesome, which is definitely possible, given his genes.
Apparently, Eddie started out on drums and Alex on geetar.

lmnop wrote:
That'd be amazing. but this kid won't get any lady action on the road, with his dad and uncle with him every step of the way

Wow, with that, Eddie just owned him own son.
"Hey dad, can I have some of the groupies in my room tonight?"
"How many are there?"
"Only 2 son, give one to me."
"Aww dad...c'mon, lemme keep her!"
"No son, it's for your own good..."

"You there what is your name??"
"I am Wolfgang Van Halen, Destroyer of worlds, Conquerer of Dragons, Guardian of Light. I also play a pretty mean bass line in this band with my dad"
Sorry guys, with a name like that it's the first thing that came to mind. Man I wish I could slay dragons like he probably does!

great.. now i can buy a signature series bass guitar with a kids name on it who is young enough to be my son.. just a joke. this kid is good. iv heard em, maybe if he sales enough signature series guitars maybe when he gets old enough to drive he can buy a lambo

rockergurl09 wrote:
^yeah. Goes to show how simple the bass lines are in Van Halen. Either that or the kid's really good.

You gotta think man. If your father was a great guitarist, how much do you think you would have learned from him over the years. Age doesnt matter. I saw an eight year old asian kid shred the hell out of a guitar, he was eight and could've killed me in a face-off.

Ed's a crack head.
Seen pictures of him lately. No wonder Valerie kicked his butt to the curb. What a terrible waste.
Won't matter who they hire. Ed's a screwup. They ought to get Roth back, that way Ed wont look so bad.
Seen Roth lately. He's not looking too good either..

The kids probably great but, he'll probably get fed up with dads shit and quit. But, I'm sure thers no doubt the kid has learned a thing or two in 15 years. My dad was a mediocre country guitarist and i learned everything he knows. Damn, too bad he wasn't that good

wow thats so cool i wish my dad had that good a band and i was in it and my dad was amazing at guitar like that but i wish it wasnt my dad. plus i wish i was playing guitar. lol that kid has it made totally!

iv seen pictures of this kid, hes fat as ****, when he would walk around the stage he'll make the rest of the band skip, and i dont kno how he could eve nplay guitar, his fingers r probley the size of snickers

I think his name is quite interesting...
Eddie was a guitar prodigy (able to basically be fantastic with very little training or no training at all.)
Wolfgang Mozart was a child prodigy (he wrote epic pieces at like, 9. lol)
So naming your child Wolfgang is like hoping he will be a prodigy as well.

ztarz wrote:
Ed's a crack head.
Seen pictures of him lately. No wonder Valerie kicked his butt to the curb. What a terrible waste.
Won't matter who they hire. Ed's a screwup. They ought to get Roth back, that way Ed wont look so bad.
Seen Roth lately. He's not looking too good either..

Yeah, I just looked at some recent pictures of Ed. His teeth are brown and looked kind of strung out. It's pretty gross. Although, not Shane MacGowan gross...as far as the teeth goes.

um..I dont know, this kind makes VH a lot less cool. Now its predominatley a family thing. Brothers in a group is one thing, but now your kids? Whats next their wives and grandparents? I don't think you can really remove the original formula...without mike or dave, this band has been anything but rock n roll...just a family business now. Also wouldn't you hate being the only member not related? Dave barely would have say now if he rejoined...imagine being bossed around by a fifteen year old kid. I hope dave doesn't join because of this...he should keep his pride and stay being a paramedic.

korn-nut wrote:
rockergurl09 wrote:
^yeah. Goes to show how simple the bass lines are in Van Halen. Either that or the kid's really good.
you are dumb... yeah most of the van halen bass lines are simple but that kid is freaking awesome. eddie says he is better than himself. (wolfgang plays guitar mainly). i bet you anything he would tear you ass up...

Yeah, Wolfie's going to be the guy here before too long. Eddie's basically taught Wolfgang everything he knows and as Wolf gets older and more creative, not to mention even better at guitar. He'll take over the jobs of Vai, Eddie, Petrucci and Satriani. Granted Wolfgang had the best possible situation to start out with. It'll be fun to watch.

Leaderofmen wrote:
I think his name is quite interesting...
Eddie was a guitar prodigy (able to basically be fantastic with very little training or no training at all.)
Wolfgang Mozart was a child prodigy (he wrote epic pieces at like, 9. lol)
So naming your child Wolfgang is like hoping he will be a prodigy as well.

iamcornholio. wrote:
mick mars 2 wrote:
iamcornholio. wrote:
mick mars 2 wrote:
pretty agressive man..mod's take note this guys keyboard may go on fire
Dude, did he name his son after his old guitar, a Peavey Wolfgang?
you dumb b'stard..his guitar was named after his son. If i had a kid i would definately call it Flying V
Wow ur so cool, i asked a freaking question cuz i was curious! Sorry that i'm not 42 and living in my parent's basement buddy! Obviously ur the dumb b*stard

pretty agressive man..mod's take note this guys keyboard may go on fire
Dude, did he name his son after his old guitar, a Peavey Wolfgang?

I like this for a couple reasons, i bet he will be a good bassist because he probably plays all the time with his dad. and Van Halen bass lines are mostly simple.
The main reason i like this thou is because he will hopefully keep Eddie in line and keep eddie from getting smashed before every concert and he will hopefully keep eddie from beating up dave in the middle of songs.

Spicer_UK wrote:
"You there what is your name??"
"I am Wolfgang Van Halen, Destroyer of worlds, Conquerer of Dragons, Guardian of Light. I also play a pretty mean bass line in this band with my dad"
Sorry guys, with a name like that it's the first thing that came to mind. Man I wish I could slay dragons like he probably does!

Ha so Eddie hired his son to play Bass in VH.. Im sure the kid has skills, but i still think its funny. Eddie probably couldent get anyone else to work with him lol, so he hires the one person who cant say no, lol..

iamcornholio. wrote:
mick mars 2 wrote:
Dude, did he name his son after his old guitar, a Peavey Wolfgang?
you dumb b'stard..his guitar was named after his son. If i had a kid i would definately call it Flying V

nirvana4lf wrote:
man wolfy is a drummer. im suprised hes playing bass, probably because hes ****ing aweful at guitar (yes its true, my friend goes to school with him), and relatively good on drums.
and oh yeah... if you wanna hear terrible, listen to ****ing kurt cobain- your hero

Chickenfrmheck wrote:
thats cool...and cobain wasnt ****ing terrible he was just really bad - but he wrote awesome music...smells like teen spirit has one of the greatest riffs of all time in my opinion

dude...if you play guitar or bass or anything to do with making SOUNDS at all, then learn the basic s***. that is NOT a RIFF its a CHORD PROGRESSION.....fruck sakes dude

a)wolfy is a guitar player and probably plays the drums to his last name is VAN HALEN'
b)and kornnut if korn is what gets your blood goin and nirvana is garbage youre probably just sadly dillussional so just go sit in your fairy tale world were you have connections to the van halens and rubys rain from the sky and dogs can read EVH FOREVER

i don't how ****in good wolfie is, Anthony was a huge part of the band. Not only was he a good bass player,but every Van Halen tune stuck in your head has Anthony singing the backup vocals. I'm gonna miss Anthony and his Jack Daniels bass :'(

ass_chin_maloy wrote:
Chickenfrmheck wrote:
thats cool...and cobain wasnt ****ing terrible he was just really bad - but he wrote awesome music...smells like teen spirit has one of the greatest riffs of all time in my opinion
dude...if you play guitar or bass or anything to do with making SOUNDS at all, then learn the basic s***. that is NOT a RIFF its a CHORD PROGRESSION.....fruck sakes dude

Holy Fertilizer! Hahaha.. and here I was going There was a riff in that song!? hahahaha!